How Party of Budget Restraint Shifted to ‘No New Taxes,’ Ever — WASHINGTON — On a Saturday afternoon in October 1990, Senator Pete Domenici turned from a conversation on the Senate floor, caught the eye of a clerk by raising his right hand, and voted in favor of a huge and contentious bill to reduce federal deficits.

Today We Are Gathered ... To Hear More About Me — President Obama was supposed to eulogize the memory of Sen. Daniel Inouye. Instead he told us about his favorite summer vacation. — Someone needs to tell Barack Obama—it must get particularly confusing this time of year …

“Confiscation could be an option” — It's one of the most common refrains coming from the “reasonable discussion” crew as they pave the way for upcoming gun control legislation. Whether we hear it from the clucking tongues of guests on Morning Joe or from their legions of supporters on the web, the patter is the same.

Guess Who Still Believes in Invisible Vigilantes — Lots of chatter about the WSJ's account of how the deficit negotiations broke down, although — a few fun quotes aside — most of it is what we already pretty much knew. But here's a passage that bothered me:

Jerry Brown's California revival — He's no kid at age 74, but California Gov. Jerry Brown has staged a comeback this year that Bill Clinton could appreciate. — It looked as though Brown's second go-round in the governor's job might well end after a single term.

The N.R.A. Crawls From Its Hidey Hole — Wayne LaPierre, the executive vice president of the National Rifle Association, would have been better advised to remain wherever he had been hiding after the Newtown, Conn., massacre, rather than appear at a news conference on Friday.

Mayan skulls say to forget apocalypse — Ritual predicts new era, not end of times — Facebook Twitter Reddit Digg E-mail Print Rss — MERIDA, Mexico — The crystal skulls have spoken: The world is not going to end. — American seer Star Johnsen-Moser led a whooping, dancing …

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